misc stuff in import manager

[blit_40912]

hello peepz,

I've seen some maps here in hive that uses txt and xls files. How do they work when warcraft 3 runs? here's a reference:

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/maps-564/brick-breaker-203238/?prev=t=52&r=20&d=list&page=2

it's a map called brick breaker, to my surprise the triggers is on melee with some imported stuff.

 

[ap0calypse]

About that, the map is kinda "protected" : I mostly use a MPQ Browser to edit it. The only thing I have and that you can't access is the uncompiled vjass map's script. I can give it to anyone who ask me, though.

The map doesn't run on the imported files (at least not the ones you see in the import manager), it's got a vJass script running it.
In any case: there are many text-files that can customize Warcraft. The most well-known ones are war3mapSkin.txt (you can change some visuals with this) and war3mapMisc.txt (can change a lot of things, such as the font size, crit/gold/lumber/bounty color and more).

The easiest way to find out all of this is by getting an MPQ editor (I would recommend this program).
Open war3.mpq and start browsing it
Everything you see in there can be changed by importing a file (in warcraft, don't mess with war3.mpq unless you know what you're doing) with the exact same path.
So if you found a file named "RandomStuff.txt" in the folder "Misc", then the import-path is "Misc\RandomStuff.txt".

(This includes .slk-files, model-files and everything else you see).